2020 Heldt Prize Nominations

Deadline to apply: May 15, 2020

The Association for Women in Slavic Studies invites nominations for the 2020 competition for the Heldt Prizes, awarded for works of scholarship. To be eligible for nomination, all books and articles for the first three prize categories must be published between 15 April 2019 and 15 April 2020. Nominations for the 2020 prizes will be accepted for the following categories:

· Best book in Slavic/Eastern European/Eurasian women's and gender studies

· Best book by a woman in any area of Slavic/East European/Eurasian studies

· Best article in Slavic/Eastern European/Eurasian women's and gender studies

Instructions for nominating books. One may nominate individual books for more than one category, and more than one item for each category. In general, hard copy submissions are preferred over e-versions. The prizes will be awarded at the AWSS meeting at the ASEEES National Convention in Washington, DC in November 2020.

To nominate any work, please send or request that the publisher send one copy to each of the four members of the Prize committee by 15 May 2020. If you have any questions about the book prizes, please contact the book prize committee chair: Melissa Bokovoy at mbokovoy@unm.edu

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Call for Translators, Copy Editors, Indexers - The Ukrainian Institute at Harvard University

The Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University is building a database of experienced translators, copy editors, and indexers to assist with publications projects on an as-needed basis.

Apply online at https://huri.harvard.edu/news/news-from-huri/370 to join our list of potential freelancers. Applicants must submit their resume, a list of relevant experience, and one or two samples of their work at the time of application.

Roles:
• Ukrainian to English translators, preferably native English speakers • Copy editors with intimate knowledge of Ukrainian studies • Indexers who have prior experience preparing indices

Questions may be directed to Oleh Kotsyuba, Manager of Publications, at mailto:kotsyuba@fas.harvard.edu

-About HURI's publishing program-
Established to fill a void in academic publishing, HURI’s publishing program produces award-winning resources of the highest caliber.
In addition to the journal Harvard Ukrainian Studies, the Institute publishes English translations of early Ukrainian literary monuments and a variety of monographs, including works of research and analysis, and comparative studies.
HURI’s monograph publications are available for purchase through Harvard University Press and Amazon, and Harvard Ukrainian Studies is available directly from the Institute. Contact us to receive a free catalog, or http://huri.harvard.edu/pubs.

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Literature on war in Afghanistan?

We at the University of Pittsburgh are planning an international PEN event that will involve bringing together contemporary creative writers who have written (in English or translated into English) on war in Afghanistan. Although the dominant focus is on the US and Soviet wars, we are potentially interested in the broader late 20th century, including the Saur revolution (the so-called “Communist insurrection”) (1978); the Soviet–Afghan War (1979–1989); the civil war (1989–92; 1992-96; and 1996-2001), and the US invasion (2001–present).

If you happen to know works (authors, titles) that could contribute to this project, I would be grateful if you could send information to me at condee@pitt.edu.